[allendale]

Uh Chuck.Harry changed the Senate rules. Presidential appointees need only 51 votes for confirmation.

[dirtboy]

Ried left it at 60 votes for SCOTUS nominees.

[servantboy777]

>>Uh Chuck.Harry changed the Senate rules. Presidential appointees need only 51 votes for confirmation.<<

I'm thinking it needs to be verified that the rule change is still in effect under Mitch Milktoast McConnell.

If not, Trump needs to apply pressure to ol Mitchy to again put the nuclear option into effect.

[SES1066]

Uh Chuck, Harry changed the Senate rules. Presidential appointees need only 51 votes for confirmation.

I believe that they carved out an exception for the Supreme Court nominees, but again, that is also subject to a rule change by the Senate President. What the Democrats will learn, I hope, is that once you establish expediency as precedent, the door stands open. Obama and his 'phone & pen' Executive Orders is another area ripe to be changed by President Trump!

[Qiviut]

The rule change does not apply to Supreme Court nominees, who are still subject to a 60-vote filibuster threshold, or to legislation.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/21/harry-reid-nuclear-senate/3662445/

[VRWCmember]

Uh Chuck.Harry changed the Senate rules. Presidential appointees need only 51 votes for confirmation.

Not Supreme Court nominees. They kept the filibuster in place for SCOTUS.

[AFreeBird]

Except for SC, from what I’ve read.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Uh Chuck.Harry changed the Senate rules.***

The Nuclear option! The Dems have been “Hoist on their own petard!”